Forms of Explanation: Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory)

Garfinkel, Alan

ISBN 10: 0300049021 / ISBN 13: 9780300049022

Published by Yale University Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forms of Explanation: Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Rethinking the Questions of Social Theory)
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300049021
• ISBN 13: 9780300049022
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

What makes one explanation better than another?  How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question?  In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered.  He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science.